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AU WA A1883 - ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF THE STATE IMPLEMENT WORKS

AU WA A1883 - ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF THE STATE IMPLEMENT WORKS

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Type of entity

Corporate body

Legal Status Text

Royal Commission

Authorized form of name

ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF THE STATE IMPLEMENT WORKS

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Description identifier

AU WA A1883

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Dates of existence

1915-08-20 - 1915-10-20

History

On 20 August 1915, John Alfred Northmore was appointed Royal Commissioner to inquire into the control and management of the State Implement Works at Rocky Bay by the late Manager, John Charles Davies. The particular matters the Royal Commission was tasked to investigate were:

1) Whether there was any undue or unwarranted Ministerial interference with the management;

2) Whether there was, on the part of the said Manager a) irregularities in connection with the purchase of stores and the calling of tenders or quotations, or b) neglect in obtaining proper estimates and records of cost of the manufacture of implements; and

3) The circumstances that led up to the resignation of the said Manager.